Plant Sterols in Acai

The Acai berry is one of the best natural food sources enriched with plant sterols, especially Beta Sitosterol that is very helpful in lowering cholesterol.

Plant sterols are extracts of certain plants that have a capacity to lower cholesterol amounts considerably, by taking the physical space that cholesterol would assume in your body. When plant sterols are ingested, they block cholesterol from it’s normal resting place and that in turn induces absorption of all the extra cholesterol by the small intestine.

The FDA’s stance on food enriched with plant sterols:

The US Food and Drug Administration officially authorized in a September 2000 press release that foods enriched with plant Sterols can bear labels claiming that plant Sterol or plant Stanol Esters lower the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) by lowering blood cholesterol levels. You can read the FDA's announcement concerning food enriched with plant sterols at this link:

FDA on Plant Sterols

Acai berries are among the very best sources of naturally-occurring plant sterols and stanols. Being the only food we know that is well-enriched with plant sterols, extremely high antioxidants, and the complete array of Essential nutrients that your body needs to stay healthy, Acai is completely unique out of all the foods we know to possess such healthful properties.